Metallic railway-tie and fastener.



W. N. MOSES.

METALLIC RAILWAY TIE AND FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-27.1915- Patented June 20, 1916.

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W. N. MOSES.

METALLIC RAILWAY TIE AND FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-27. 1915 Patented June 20, 1916.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 21), 1916.

Application filed. August 27, 1915. Serial No. 47,652.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM .N. Mosns, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jefferson, in the county of Ashtabula and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metal Railway-Ties and Fasteners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. I

This invention is an improved metal railway tie and fasteners for securing the rails on the tie so that the rails cannot spread and yet so that the rails can be readily removed when desired, one object of the invention be-:

ing to effect improvements in the construc tion of the tie; another object being to provide the tie with shock absorbers which are arranged directly under the rails; another object being to provide improved means for securing the rails on the tie; another object being to provide means for insulating the rails from the tie when this is desirable, as in the case of electric railways.

With the above and other objects in view my invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of devices hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings ;--Figure 1 is a perspective View of a metal railway tie-and rail fastening devices constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of one of the rail clamping jaws" and its associated securing slide. Fig. 3 is a similar view of one of the set blocks. Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of one end of the tie and of one set of rail fastening devices, and also showing one of the rails in dotted lines. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view on the plane indicated by the line 5-5 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a similar view on the plane indicated by the line 6-6 of Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is a horizontal sectional view on the plane indicated by the line 77 of Fig. 4.

In the embodiment of my invention I provide a tie 1 which is made of suitable metal such as iron or steel and which is provided at its ends with vertical enlarged heads 2, the intermediate portion 3 of the tie being of less vertical extent than the heads. Each head 2 is provided on its upper side at a point intermediate its ends with a transversely arranged seat 4 for the reception of a shock absorber 5 which is made of reand a widened lower portion 9 and the op-' posing sides of the upper portion of which are inclined and converge upwardly or dovetailed. The widened lower end of each slot terminates short of one side of the seat 4 to form a shoulder 1O integrally inthe tie and in the bottom of each slot the tie is provided with a recess 11.

To secure the rails in place above the seats and on the shock absorbers I provide each head or end of the tie with a pair of clamping jaws 12 to bear over and engage the base flanges of the rails as shown in Fig. 4 and each of these clamping aws is formed with a base block 13 which is adapted to fit and bear on one of the shoulders 10 and the sides of which are dove-tailed as at 14 and engaged by thedove-tailed walls of the narrowed portion 8 of the slot 7 A set block 15 is detachably arranged in each of the re cesses 11 and has a transversely extending and also vertically extending head 16 at its inner end to fit in the widened portion 9 of the slot 7 and also bear against the outer side of the base 13 of one of the clamping jaws, to hold the clamping jaw in place. The set blocks are slightly shorter than the recesses 11 and shims 17 of suitable-width are placed in the outer ends of said recesses to hold the set blocks in place and to take up wear.

Each clamping jaw is faced with rubber or other suitable insulating material as at 18 to insulate the rails from the tie as clearly indicated in Fig. 4. In connection with each clamping jaw and set block I also provide a slide 19 which has a narrowed upper portion 20 to fit in the narrowed portion 8 of the slot 7 and a widened lower portion 21 to fit in the widened lower portion 9 of said slot. At the inner end of the widened portion 21 of each slide is a recess 22 to receive the head 16 of the set block. The slides are secured in place by means of set screws 23 as shown.

It will be understood from the foregoing description and by reference to the drawings a track layersor trackmenj that the fastening devices of my improved tie securely hold the rails in place, prevent the rails from" turning or from spreading and yet enable the rails to be readily removed when desired. All the parts of my rail securing. devices are removable and when any one of them becomes worn or broken it may be readily replaced at slightthe inner-faces'of saidbases provided with inwardly extending U-shaped slots, spacing blocks fitted in said'slots, means for holding the spacing blocks against movement ;"'said rail securing clamping aws being provided with insulating material on their faces, and means to lock said clamping jaws in place.

2. A tie of the class described provided with an'in'verted 'T-shaped slot at each end thereof; recesses in each end of said tie, communicating with said T-shaped slots; railsecuring clamping jaws having bases detachably fitted in said slots; the inner faces of saidbases provided with U-shaped openings; spacing blocks resting in the recesses of the tie, and portions engaged in the U- shaped openings of the clamping jaws for holding the same against lateral or longitudinal movement, and means for locking the jaws in place/ V In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM N. MOSES. Witnesses:

HELEN RUMMEL, V CHAS. R. SAR ENT.

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